From 458dc8bf45069a68f5807ae68a7e5d6499d4b67a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Jordan <jordanchriss@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2023 18:30:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] ugly fix because chrome introduced restrictions on settingg
 protocols for the URL API

---
 src/neuroglancer/datasource/state_share.ts | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/neuroglancer/datasource/state_share.ts b/src/neuroglancer/datasource/state_share.ts
index fb8fa99cca..3d3d3af3d1 100644
--- a/src/neuroglancer/datasource/state_share.ts
+++ b/src/neuroglancer/datasource/state_share.ts
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ export class StateShare extends RefCounted { // call it a widget? no because it
             }, responseJson)
           .then((res) => {
             const stateUrl = new URL(res);
-            stateUrl.protocol = protocol; // copy protocol in case it contains authentication type
-            const link = `${window.location.origin}/#!${stateUrl}`;
+            // ugly fix because chrome introduced restrictions on settingg protocols for the URL API
+            const [_, noProtocol] = stateUrl.toString().split(stateUrl.protocol);
+            const stateUrlWithFixedProtocol = `${protocol}$${noProtocol}`;
+            const link = `${window.location.origin}/#!${stateUrlWithFixedProtocol}`;
             navigator.clipboard.writeText(link).then(() => {
               StatusMessage.showTemporaryMessage('Share link copied to clipboard');
             });